NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45965

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45965

Published: May 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132522
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45965
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in rawdata_get_link_base in apparmorfs when resolving symbolic links to rawdata for a replaced profile after the export_binary parameter has been disabled at runtime. A local user can read a crafted rawdata symbolic link to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs for profiles loaded before export_binary was disabled and then replaced, leaving the rawdata pointer NULL while the symbolic link remains accessible.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_63-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_63-default-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
perf
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default
kernel-64kb
kernel-syms
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-default-extra
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-45965

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_63-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_17-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_63-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
kernel - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
perf - update to 5.10.0-325.0.0.226
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-134.134, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.61, 6.8.0-1060.63+fips1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69, 6.8.0-1063.69+fips1, 6.8.1-1055.56, 6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66, 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-134.134+fips1, 6.8.0-1062.69+fips1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-48.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-48.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-48.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-48.1.21.25, 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1.150700.17.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.63.1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1045.48, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61.1, 6.8.0-1058.64, 6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1060.64
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2049.50

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